LGBTQ news and entertainment
The Indigo Girls have released their first new single in four years, “What We Wanna Be,” written for the upcoming musical film Glitter & Doom. The movie artfully utilizes 25 of the Grammy Award-winning duo’s songs to chronicle the romantic journey of an aspiring circus performer and a struggling musician. Continue reading “Indigo Girls ‘What We Wanna Be’ From Upcoming GLITTER & DOOM”
Ghana’s newly passed anti-LGBTQ criminalization bill, which allows 3-year prison sentences just for IDENTIFYING as gay, could cost the country billions in international aid if signed into law by President Akufo-Addo. Continue reading “Ghana Could Lose Billions Over Anti-LGBTQ Law”
Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Legendary Tony Award-winner Donna McKechnie returns to the Broadway stage tonight, bringing her own brand of magic to the cast of WICKED as “Madame Morrible.” I most definitely WILL be seeing Donna and company in the near future. #WhatAStar Continue reading “Donna McKechnie Joins WICKED On Broadway + More News”
International pop starTaylor Swift took to social media today to encourage her 282 million Instagram fans to exercise their democratic rights by casting ballots today. Continue reading “Taylor Swift Encourages Fans To Vote Driving MAGA Insane”
Independent Sen. Kirsten of Arizona has announced she will not seek reelection this fall. Sinema, the first out bisexual person elected to the U.S. Senate, switched her party affiliation from Democrat to independent in 2022. Continue reading “Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Will Not Run For Reelection”
Billionaire Mark Cuban slammed Donald Trump as a “snake oil salesman” as he explained to Axios why he supports President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election. Continue reading “Mark Cuban Slams Donald Trump As ‘Snake Oil Salesman’”
Happy Monday, everyone! Here are some of the trending news stories as we start the week. • Reuters: France has become the first nation in the world to enshrine abortion rights into its constitution. MPs and senators overwhelmingly backed the move, by 780 votes against 72, in a special joint vote of the two houses of parliament. Continue reading “News: Abortion In France + Nikki Haley + SCOTUS + More”
Dozens of licensed mental health and medical professionals have signed a petition formally “diagnosing” Donald Trump with dementia following several campaign appearances where the Donald seems to slur his words, lose his train of thought, and more. Continue reading “Licensed Professionals Diagnose Trump W/Dementia”
An Orthodox church in Kyiv, Ukraine, revoked a medal it awarded to Ukrainian combat medic Viktor Pylypenko after the church discovered he was gay. Pylypenko has bravely defended his country during the full-scale invasion of his country by Russia. But then, something uplifting occurred as the church’s reversal didn’t sit well with Pylypenko’s fellow soldiers, and many have now denounced the same honor given to them. Continue reading “Ukrainian Veterans Reject Honors After Church Revokes Gay Soldier’s Medal”
Some news items you might have missed: • New Yorker: In a new interview, RuPaul has some thoughts about Madonna, whom he describes giving him a “snarl of contempt” at a club in the 80s: “In aging, there is a natural flow. And, when you’re against the flow, it doesn’t look right…The energy around the Madonna thing—it feels weird, right?” Continue reading “RuPaul On Madonna & Aging + More News”